New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States, and also the fourth largest in area. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the south, and by New York City on the north. The state’s capital is Trenton and its largest city is Newark. The state is a popular tourist destination, with many famous attractions and events, including the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, the Hudson River, and more. New Jersey is also home to a large number of colleges and universities, with the majority located in the state’s northern region.
The Governor shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and he may direct the heads of departments to take all necessary steps for that purpose. He shall also have power, in case of necessity, to call any of the officers or employees of the State to his attention and require them to perform their duties as he may prescribe. It shall be lawful for the Governor to provide for the maintenance of a police force for the protection of persons and property and to prevent crime and insurrection. He shall have power to require any person who shall commit a felony to surrender himself into custody for trial and to punish him by fine or imprisonment.
Every officer or employee of the State receiving compensation from any source whatsoever shall be obligated to account for and pay over to the Governor or his designated agent, quarterly, all money received by him or her for services rendered to the State or its political subdivisions, and no such officer or employee shall be disqualified from holding any other office or position of profit in the State for any period during which he or she shall serve in this capacity.
All executive and administrative offices, departments and instrumentalities of the State, except those entrusted with judicial functions, shall be allocated by law among and within not more than twenty principal departments in such manner as to group them according to major purposes so far as practicable. A temporary commission for special purposes may, however, be established by law and need not be allocated within a principal department.
A chief of each principal department shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve at his pleasure during his term of office. The Governor may appoint a Lieutenant Governor to serve as head of a principal department, or delegate to the Lieutenant Governor certain duties of the office of Governor, but neither the Governor nor the Lieutenant Governor shall be required to act or exercise any function or power in the absence of the other.
The Supreme Court and the Superior Court shall make rules governing the administration of all courts of the State and, subject to law, the practice and procedure in all cases and controversies pending therein, and may have jurisdiction over admission to the practice of law and the discipline of persons admitted to it.